Red Footed Cannibalfly eats Honey Bee

Subject: What is this eating another bug? Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, usa August 5, 2016 5:44 pm Looked like a fat bodie dragonfly but with spiky legs. About two inches long. Eating what looked like a bee. Little furry. Signature: tittyj

Red Footed Cannibalfly eats Honey Bee

Dear tittyj, We are pretty certain your predator is a Robber Fly known as a Red Footed Cannibalfly, and the prey appears to be a Honey Bee. The tip of the abdomen indicates this individual is a male.